Tweet Multiple Slack users have reported that their accounts were deactivated due to their ties to Iran. The company claims the action it has taken is in compliance with U.S. sanctions on that country. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Microsoft’s Brad Smith said that the firm could move jobs abroad if the U.S. sticks to its current trajectory on immigration. He said the workforce makes Microsoft valuable so they need protecting. Read more… Neowin

Tweet SOASTA, one of the early players in the cloud-based load-testing category, has taken on $ 30 million in funding that will help the company gain business internationally. Two new investors, Macquarie Capital and ROTH Capital, participated in SOASTA’s Series E round, along with previous investors Canaan Partners, Formative Ventures and Pelion Venture Partners. The company has now raised $ 63 million in total. That’s a nice pool of money,…

Tweet Political news site Politico will begin testing a metered paywall this week, the company announced Thursday — but readers in the site’s core region, Washington, D.C., won’t feel the pain. Instead, Politico is testing the paywall in Iowa, North Dakota, Vermont, Mississippi, New Mexico and Wyoming, as well as internationally. Coincidentally, the company has also started experimenting with sponsored content on its homepage. In a memo to staff that was…

Tweet No question: The world loves U.S. television. Shows like House, Grey’s Anatomy or Mad Men have been a hit around the world. But for every House, there’s a Sons of Anarchy: An edgy cable show that doesn’t always translate well for the average European, which means it can be challenging to get enough people to tune in. Unless you take them online. That’s the lesson to be learned from…